p365 Aug 23-Sept 5 (2 weeks!!)

I had some Internet issues last week, so last week's pictures didn't get posted. So if you don't mind, here are 2 weeks' worth of pictures.
Aug 23- This is one very comfy kitty.

Michael came up with this 'device' to carry in a lot of groceries in from the car at one time

The kids played softball for mutual on Wed. He says to tell you that he owned everyone. Sure, whatever you say. :-)

Richard & I drove to the temple and went over the Stillwater lift bridge. Its kind of amazing that the water level is still this high at the end of August. When it is low, you can walk down by those pylons.

I took the kids shoe shopping. I was helping Daniel get shoes, Sarah was behind me and found some, and then Michael came around the corner to show me the shoes he found. Yes, all 3 of them got the same shoes--Sarah got the high tops.

Just a very cool Pontiac I found in a parking lot.

This is a tree on our way to town. The colors are starting to change. Fall is on its way.

The town of Amery has a couple of raptor nest sites around town. This one is by the lights to the outdoor hockey rink. There is a nesting couple & chicks. I could hear them from the bank a block away.

My flower garden has a distinctly different look and feel to it as we head into fall.

Sept.1 Possibly the worst 1st day of school picture I've ever taken. And this was the best one of the bunch from this day. Oh well. Daniel is in 3rd grade, Sarah in 5th, Emily in 11th, and Michael in 9th. "Her 2 kids in high school, they tell her that she's uncool, but she's still preoccupied, with 19 19 1985."

I took Daniel to the dentist. They have it decorated for Amery's Fall Festival. I loved their sign.

My homework now that school started. Filling in all the forms. 1 per child. At least there were only 4 to fill out this year!

A very pretty sunset I came across one evening after it rained most of the day. Fall is most definately on its way. Once Sept 2 came, the temps have dropped, the wind seems to have changed, and it is fall.

Sept 5, and I found these in my garden. These are really the first tomatoes I've gotten from my garden this year. I didn't have much success with vegetable gardening this year. Of course, I really didn't put too much effort into it either as our tiller broke and it has yet to be replaced, and I didn't feel like tilling by hand.

Well, Have a great 4 day week.

P365 March 29-April 4

Sarah took the picture for March 29. I guess this is a better way of playing games on the TV. :-)

March 30 was Solo/Ensemble. Both Alisha and Emily participated (but only Alisha let me watch her). Emily played a clarinet solo, and was in a clarinet choir and a vocal trio. Alisha was in a woodwind choir (that gets to go to State!!) and did a flute solo, and 2 vocal solos. She participated in the Musical Theatre division, and you have to do a traditional number as well as the theatre piece.

Tuesday and Wednesday I put together a rather emotional quilt. Emma is a friend of my 4 yr old niece Ruby. Emma has had cancer since she was 2 yrs old, and doesn't look like it will be much longer for her here on earth, so Ruby's mom gathered these quilt squares from her preschool class and had me put them together.

Another sign of spring: The Red wing Blackbirds have appeared in the cattails accross the road from our house. If you have never heard a redwing blackbird's call, it is very unique with trills and chirps. I can't come close to imitating it.

The kids had Easter Break starting on Thursday. On Friday, Sarah had a friend over and they all colored eggs. They go back on Tuesday.

Saturday the Easter Bunny hid eggs all over the yard. Usually, I am hoping for crocuses in time for Easter, but this year was so warm and early, that LOOK! I have a few daffodils too!! I am loving this spring! We had absolutely NO snow during the month of March.

"Come, Listen to a Prophet's voice." We believe that the leader of our church is a Prophet of God who speaks for God in these Latter Days. Saturday and Sunday (and the first weekends every April and October) we have our Church's General Conference where we get to hear the words of Living Prophets and Apostles-other special witnesses of Jesus Christ. We spent Saturday and Easter Sunday listening to our leaders declare the divinity of Christ and give us other council for our times.

Have a great week!